Gärtner

What Gärtner does

Grab- und Gartenpflege Meurer, operating under the name Gärtner, is a German sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmer) founded by Raphael Meurer in 2011 and headquartered in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The business provides a broad portfolio of outdoor property services, including year-round garden maintenance, tree and shrub pruning, grave care and design, fence construction, sweeping and cleaning, green waste disposal, limited winter snow service, and public space landscaping for municipal clients. There is no underlying technology platform, software product, or proprietary system; the offering is delivered as on-site manual labor with quote-based pricing determined per job scope.

The company operates on a direct-to-consumer and direct-to-B2B service model, serving three customer segments: private individuals (primary), commercial companies, and local municipalities. Service territory is limited to the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Weißenthurm areas, with customer acquisition handled through a basic company website (contact form, phone, and email) and word-of-mouth rather than paid marketing or digital channels. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time project fees with no subscription, licensing, or recurring contract structure disclosed.

As a founder-owned sole proprietorship with no external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, or disclosed funding, Gärtner is structurally a lifestyle micro-business rather than a scalable enterprise. The firm has no disclosed patents, certifications, partnerships, or technology integrations, and there are no AI, API, or software capabilities referenced. Strategic activity is confined to one regional expansion and incremental service line additions over more than a decade of continuous operation.

Name

Gärtner

Legal name

Grab- und Gartenpflege Meurer

Website

https://grab-und-gartenpflege-meurer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gärtner (Grab- und Gartenpflege Meurer) is a German sole proprietorship founded in 2011 that provides garden maintenance, grave care, tree pruning, fence construction, and related outdoor services to private individuals, companies, and municipalities in the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Weißenthurm regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Höhr-Grenzhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Gardening and cemetery services: One-time service fees for garden maintenance, grave care, tree/shrub pruning, fence construction, cleaning services, green waste disposal, and winter services. Pricing is quote-based, varies by job scope and materials required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Grab- und Gartenpflege Meurer provides on-site garden and grounds care services to residential, commercial, and municipal customers in the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Weißenthurm areas of Germany. The offering bundles year-round garden maintenance, tree and shrub pruning, grave care and design, fence construction, sweeping and cleaning, green waste disposal, limited winter service, and public space landscaping into a single integrated service portfolio priced per job.

Product overview

Grab- und Gartenpflege Meurer is a sole proprietorship operated by Raphael Meurer since 2011, offering a comprehensive portfolio of garden and grave care services in the Höhr-Grenzhausen and Weißenthurm areas. The company provides a unified set of services including year-round garden maintenance, tree and shrub pruning, specialized grave care and design, fence construction, sweeping and cleaning services, green waste disposal, winter service (limited locally), and public space design. The offering is structured as a single-service business with multiple specialized service lines rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Pricing is based on fair and transparent rates determined by scope of work and materials required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gartenpflege (Garden Care) Year-round garden maintenance and upkeep of residential and commercial outdoor spaces, delivered on-site by the proprietor and helpers.
• Baum- und Strauch Rückschnitt (Tree and Shrub Pruning) Professional pruning and trimming of trees and shrubs to maintain plant health and aesthetic appearance for residential, commercial, and municipal properties.
• Grabpflege und Gestaltung (Grave Care and Design) Specialized grave site maintenance and design, including planting, cleaning, and decorative arrangements for private grave owners and municipal cemeteries.
• Zaunbau (Fence Construction) Installation and construction of fencing for residential and commercial properties, priced per job based on scope and materials.
• Kehr- und Reinigungsdienste (Sweeping and Cleaning Services) Outdoor sweeping and cleaning services for paved areas and properties, excluding oil and hazardous materials.
• Entsorgung von Grünschnitt und mehr (Green Waste Disposal) Collection and disposal of green waste and other garden-related materials from customer properties.
• Winterdienst (Winter Service) Winter maintenance including snow clearing, offered in a geographically limited local area.
• Flächengestaltung im öffentlichen Raum (Public Space Design) Landscape design and maintenance services for public spaces and municipal areas, positioned for local government clients.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Gardena GmbH: Gardena (a Husqvarna brand) is Europe's leading manufacturer of garden care tools and irrigation systems. It is not a services competitor but is adjacent to Meurer's market — its products are used by the same residential customers and influence expectations for garden-care quality and tools.

Broad incumbents

• Dussmann Group: Dussmann is a large international facility services group with a significant German property-care business that includes grounds and outdoor maintenance. It is relevant as a scaled operator offering bundled maintenance packages to the same commercial and public-sector customers.
• Dorfner Gruppe: Dorfner is a German facility services group offering building cleaning, caretaker, and green-area maintenance for commercial and public-sector properties. Its green-space services overlap directly with Meurer's commercial groundskeeping offering.
• Piepenbrock Facility Services: Piepenbrock is one of Germany's largest family-owned facility services providers, with an established landscaping and grounds maintenance arm. It serves commercial and municipal customers across Germany with bundled property-care contracts, overlapping Meurer's B2B and municipal service lines.
• Gegenbauer Gruppe: Gegenbauer is a major Berlin-based property services group whose portfolio includes green space and garden maintenance for commercial and public-sector clients. It competes for the same municipal and corporate groundskeeping contracts Meurer targets, but as one service line within a much wider facility-services offering.
• Kötter Services: Kötter is a broad German facility and security services provider that bundles property-related services including outdoor maintenance. It competes for the same multi-service municipal and commercial contracts Meurer targets, but from a much larger platform.

Direct peers

• WISAG Garten- und Landschaftspflege: WISAG operates a dedicated garden and landscape care division in Germany providing exactly the same mix of services as Meurer (garden maintenance, pruning, green space care, winter service) but at national scale and with employed crews. It is the closest large-scale equivalent of Meurer's service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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